I'm not getting old. Trying to be a legend in my mind. Painting SOLD
I woke up this morning energized. Not from a good night's sleep but from a feeling of well-being. Getting my house in order for Christmas. Little touches here and there, well everywhere as it turns out. I am not sure I understand the words 'cut back'. My friendly handyman came over yesterday, cleaned the gutters of leaves and the back fenced area for the dogs is now a clean, no leaves, and for a brief moment a no poop haven for them again. They've already left their mark. Much to my joy. My two new boys are finally housebroken! The sun warmed me as I walked out on my tiny patio. So enthralled with the quiet in the air around me that let me listen to the earth's voice, I wanted to write something deep. Moving. How the sound of silence gives room to think. I came in, plopped in front of my computer. Coffee by my side. And then it began.
McAfee had done a clean sweep of my computer. Closing all my apps. Sending me into a panic. I couldn't get on blogger. Didn't remember my passwords. I have some old blogs and new blogs all under different email addresses. All different passwords. My mind went blank. I couldn't remember what Gmail address this blog used. So I started one by one going to each and updating passwords. I found a blog I'd forgotten from ten years ago. A private place where I whined and illustrated with photos from the turn of the century. I'll go back and read that later. My name there was Let Them Eat Cake (after a favorite perfume). Or maybe it was off with their heads. It's a moody blog.
I finally got myself here. Yay! But not without a cost. I woke up feeling so young and gleeful. Now I feel somewhat senile, confused, and once again I've had to make lists of my passwords. It's not that they are gone. It's just that McAfee closed all my open tabs and with that grand gesture to save my privacy, I had to remember or recreate passwords to sign back in. Recreate is easier. So now, I've got some mighty fine passwords to try to remember. haha.
Actually, I keep my passwords on a sheet of paper by my computer. It works well. Unless you are drinking an iced drink and place your glass on the paper. Some of the words are now colorful streaks in red and green. Holiday colors for the season. I think it's time to redo that sheet. It's been a victim of earlier McAfee cleansing, so old passwords are scratched thru and new ones entered. I have trouble figuring out which password goes with which account. It's a game that truly keeps my mind focused.
McAfee has caused another problem for me. I haven't fed the dogs yet. They are pacing around my desk. I'm in trouble. But when you want to write it's hard to wait. Maybe later today or tomorrow I'll share my holiday thoughts. There would have been lovely photos and sentiments here today. But you have McAfee to thank for this post!
